Fundamentals of Intravitreal Injections: A Guide for Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals: 1 - Rilegato

Waqar Salman

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 9813239786 ISBN 13: 9789813239784

Casa editrice: World Scientific Pub Co Inc, 2018

Riassunto

Intravitreal Injections are now standard treatment for various ocular conditions such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusions. Ophthalmic nurse practitioners and allied health professionals are increasingly becoming invaluable team members for delivering these injections, particularly as the clinical demand increases.

This full-colour handbook details all that a practitioner needs to know about safely performing the procedure. It will also be a useful reference for junior ophthalmic trainees.

Benefits:

• Concise but comprehensive guide to the procedure
• Dedicated chapters on anatomy, imaging (fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography, optical coherence tomography angiography and ultra wide-field imaging), common treatment regimes, injection technique and complications
• Introduction to available injection devices
• Advice on setting up a local training scheme and wet lab
• Well-illustrated with both hand drawn illustrations and colour photographs

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Intravitreal Injections are now standard treatment for various ocular condition such as age-related macular degeneration, the central part of the retina at the back of the eye involving macular oedema in diabetic retinopathy, and macular oedema in retinal vein occlusion. Ophthalmic nurse practitioners and allied health professionals are increasingly becoming invaluable team members for delivering these injections, particularly as the clinical demand increases. This full-colour handbook details all that a practitioner needs to know about safely performing the procedure. It will also be a useful reference for junior ophthalmic trainees. Benefits: Concise but comprehensive guide to the procedure Dedicated chapters on anatomy, imaging (fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography, optical coherence tomography angiography and ultra wide-field imaging), common treatment regimes, injection technique and complications Introduction to available injection devices Advice on setting up a local training scheme and wet lab Well-illustrated with both hand drawn illustrations and colour photographs Includes a sample intravitreal injection checklist and latest life support algorithms

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9813239786
• ISBN 13: 9789813239784
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 104
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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